厚重

Mandarin · pinyin hòu zhòng

Meanings

  1. thick
  2. heavy
  3. thickset (body)
  4. massive
  5. generous
  6. extravagant
  7. profound
  8. dignified
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厚
hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
重
zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
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4–4 · hou4 zhong4

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adj

  1. thick and heavy; massive

adj

  1. (of a gift) generous; munificent
  2. (of a person) kind and generous; generous and discreet

verb

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to overemphasize

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